This collection includes the papers of Edwin A. Warfield (1848-1920), Governor of Maryland, politician, and gentleman farmer, and of his son, Edwin Warfield, Jr. The collection includes correspondence, clippings, financial records, diaries, scrapbooks, maps, pamphlets, memorabilia, and photographs. Topics covered include banking; European trips; the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland; historical societies; the Maryland National Guard; Maryland politics; St. John's College; and World War I.

Important Information for Users of the Collection

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

Warfield Family papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.

Photocopies of original materials may be provided for a fee and at the discretion of the curator. Please see our Duplication of Materials policy for more information. Queries regarding publication rights and copyright status of materials within this collection should be directed to the appropriate curator.

Historical Note

Edwin Warfield was born May 7, 1848 at Oakdale, Howard county, Maryland. He began teaching public school in Howard County in 1866, while also studying law. He was appointed to the position of register of wills in 1874 and served in that capacity until 1881. In that same year, Warfield was elected to the Maryland State Senate. He was re-elected in 1883 and made president of the Seante in 1886.

President Cleveland appointed Warfield surveyor of the port of Baltimore in 1886, wheupon he resigned as a member and leading figure since 1878. The term as surveyor expired in 1890 and Warfield retired from political office for the next nine years.

Warfield was one of the founders of Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, and its president from 1893 until 1920.

In 1899, Warfield entered the race for Governor of Maryland and lost, but captured the election in 1903 and served on term until 1907.

Warfield also owned and edited the Ellicott City Times beginning in 1882 until 1886. He bought the Maryland Law Record in 1887 and changed its name to the Daily Record.

Warfield was active in various historical societies in Maryland and served as President of the Maryland Historical Society.

He died March 31, 1920, survived by his widow, three daughters and one son.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

This collection includes the papers of Edwin A. Warfield (1848-1920), Governor of Maryland, politician, and gentleman farmer, and of his son, Edwin Warfield, Jr. The collection includes correspondence, clippings, financial records, diaries, scrapbooks, maps, pamphlets, memorabilia, and photographs. Topics covered include banking; European trips; the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland; historical societies; the Maryland National Guard; Maryland politics; St. John's College; and World War I. Among the significant correspondents represented in the collection are William Jennings Bryan, Woodrow Wilson, J.P. Morgan, James Cardinal Gibbons, Louise Warfield, Joshua Warfield, Blair Lee, and W.W. Kenly.

Custodial History and Acquisition Information

Edwin Warfield III donated the Warfield Family Papers to the University of Maryland in 1974.

Processing Information

Processed by:

Processed by D.L.S. in July 1975.

Processing note:

The Warfield Family Papers were processed in July 1975 by D.L.S. In June 2011, photographs that had been previously removed to the Biographical Print Files were reintegrated into the collection.

Encoded by:

EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Steve Bookman, November 2006.

Series 3: Clippings, 1855-1920 (3.00 linear feet)

This series contains news clippings covering Edwin Warfield, Sr.'s involvement in Maryland state politics, President Theodore Roosevelt, and William Jennings Bryan. The series also covers clippings related to World War I and other military matters, Maryland Colleges, and farming. The series is arranged alphabetically by folder heading.

Series 4: Awards and Certificates, 1875-1937 (1.50 linear feet)

This series contains Awards and Certificates given to Edwin Warfield and his son Edwin Warfield Jr., as well as biographical sketches of Albert Gallatin Warfield and Edwin Warfield, Sr. The series is arranged alphabetically by folder heading.

4--(151) photographs depicting big game hunting, travels (Yellowstone), candid unidentified individuals and groups, many are of young men and women, sailing

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5--(127) photographs depicting life in a military camp. One photograph is labeled "Sergeant Edwin Warfield command of 2nd Sec. Battery A. at Tobyhanna, 1916

Photographs that had been previously removed to the Biographical Print Files were reintegrated into the collection. This includes a scrapbook of photographs taken of a lynching.

The box inventory for this series is not currently available online. Please refer to the series description above for a broad description of the materials or contact the department for more information.

Related Material

Additional Warfield Family Papers are located at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, Maryland, and at the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis, Maryland.

For other related archival and manuscript collections, please see the following subject guides.

Selected Search Terms

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